Equipment
Sweden: Fortum, Seabased Kick Off Wave Energy Park Setup
The installation of a wave energy park off Sotenäs Municipality in Sweden started on July 1. The generator is placed on the seabed and connected to the buoys on the surface that capture the wave motion energy, transforming this into electrical energy. The wave devices are connected through a switch
NOC Welcomes New RAS Approach
A new UK Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Strategy was published this week and launched at an event attended by the Science Minister, Rt Hon David Willetts MP. This was the result of nearly two years’ work by a Special Interest Group (SIG) set up by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), which the
Teledyne Partners with Ocean Aero
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has invested in and entered into a strategic partnership with Ocean Aero, Inc. Based in San Diego, California, Ocean Aero is designing an unmanned surface vehicle that will also have the ability to descend subsea. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Unlike
Damen delivers ‘Fugro Proteus’
Fugro has taken delivery of the first of three Fugro Offshore Coastal Survey Vessels (FOCSV) being built by Damen. The first of a new class, the Fugro Proteus is a compact, survey ship capable of undertaking a wide range of survey, monitoring and inspection operations. The vessel is designed for a v
KENC Oil & Gas moves to new premises to meet offshore industry demand
KENC Oil & Gas, specialists in the design, fabrication and supply of custom engineered equipment, will move to new, larger premises to meet growing demand from the on and offshore industries. From mid-July, KENC’s new headquarters will be at a 450m2 facility nearby the company’s existing address in
The Netherlands: Deltares Introduces Global Flood Risk with IMAGE Scenarios
Many developing countries have no adequate tools for an efficient flood risk management. With the increasing availability of large scale datasets, and new generations of weather and flood forecasting models, tools for assessing floods risk at the large scale are currently being developed. Recently,
Tennet Gets Planning Approval for Subsea Cable NordLink
The Office for Energy Planning Approval of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has issued a planning approval decision for the first section of NordLink interconnector, a planned submarine cable from Norway to Germany. “With this decision, the next important component of the future power system h
Sif Group Gets Dudgeon OWF Monopile Foundation Fabrication Contract
The Dudgeon Wind Farm Limited has awarded the contract for the Monopile Foundation Fabrication for its Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to Sif Group B.V. The contract covers the procurement, fabrication and assembly of 67 monopiles (MPs) and 67 transition pieces (TPs), including transportation to the Dudg
Eni’s new supercomputer put to work
Italian oil company Eni has put into operation its second major High Performance Computer system. The new supercomputer has an innovative approach based on the usage of accelerators to implement a so called “hybrid cluster architecture‘. It comprises 1500 IBM iDataPlex dx360 M4 nodes, built on more
VIDEO: VideoRay ROV in Christ of the Abyss Shoot
Christ of the Abyss, a popular dive and snorkel attraction in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo Florida, was filmed by a VideoRay Pro 4 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) system. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is a Florida State Park located on Key Largo in Florida, and was the fi
Countdown Begins for Costa Concordia Refloating
Installation of the last sponson, P1, on the port side of the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia has been completed as planned. All sponsons are now in position. Now, ahead of authorization from the Monitoring Observatory, technicians can start to test all the systems for the final refloating
Saipem Awards ShawCor Another South Stream Job
ShawCor Ltd. announced that its field-applied pipeline coatings and services division, Canusa-CPS, has received a contract with a value of approximately Cdn $30 million from Saipem SpA to provide field joint coating services for Line 1 of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. The South Stream Offshore
Canusa-CPS clinches South Stream contract with Saipem
ShawCor Ltd. announced today that its field-applied pipeline coatings and services division, Canusa-CPS, has received a contract with a value of approximately Cdn $30 million from Saipem SpA to provide field joint coating services for Line 1 of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. The South Stream Of
Ramp RFID and Woodside test first LNG Smart Tag
Ramp RFID & Woodside have trialled the first Woodside LNG Smart Tag (or W-Tag). Testing of the W-Tag was a collaboration between Woodside’s Martijn Truijens and RAMP’s Alastair McArthur. The W-Tag is an IECEX certified dual technology, smart tag, suitable for the oil and gas industry. The ability to